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he said mark kelly, gabrielle giffords and mark kelly. he said gabrielle giffords deserve as vote. nobody could hear it. it was at that point a din of i think really excited people. >> people knew that she was there, we had seen her before she went in. she has never looked stronger and i've known her since her first run. she's come a long way from when she was shot. she really was very, very strong and with the family there and so it was very exciting. it was one of those moments. it was a happening. it wasn't that it was a cheer. michael: right. >> it came from owe oh he. michael: it felt that way. i don't want to compare it to any other speech, but felt like some of the great american speeches you heard and at the end built to a crescendo and was very poignant. let's talk about the reality which is unfortunately where we have to go with it. he laid out a real progressive agenda in some ways last night. you know some of those things are not going to get through congress. what do you feel about the legislative action that's going to be taken on the things the president brought up y
he said mark kelly, gabrielle giffords and mark kelly. he said gabrielle giffords deserve as vote. nobody could hear it. it was at that point a din of i think really excited people. >> people knew that she was there, we had seen her before she went in. she has never looked stronger and i've known her since her first run. she's come a long way from when she was shot. she really was very, very strong and with the family there and so it was very exciting. it was one of those moments. it was...
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lapierrre will be testifying during a hearing that will include mark kelly husband to gabrielle giffords who was shot by one of the deranged criminals who had all too easy access to a gun. joining me now is virginia tech shooting survivor, collin goddard. thank you so much for being here this evening. >> thanks for having me. >> john: is this a new low, do you think attacking the father of a child who was killed at sandy hook? >> there's really no place for anything like this in this discussion or debate. we can be disagreeable. we can disagree without being disagreeable, excuse me. saying things like that reflect poorly on gun owners and men as human beings. >> john: this might be the new m.o. for the hard core pro gun supporters. i'm not talking about the reasonable nra members the majority of whom support the majority of the president's proposed revisions in the laws. but attack the victims and hope they won't speak up. now you've done a lot of work in this field with the brady campaign. have you been the victim of any of the personal attacks? >> unfortunately, i have. i've had a lot
lapierrre will be testifying during a hearing that will include mark kelly husband to gabrielle giffords who was shot by one of the deranged criminals who had all too easy access to a gun. joining me now is virginia tech shooting survivor, collin goddard. thank you so much for being here this evening. >> thanks for having me. >> john: is this a new low, do you think attacking the father of a child who was killed at sandy hook? >> there's really no place for anything like this...
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it was put out by american for responsible solutions founded by giffords and her husband mark kelly. it will run in d.c., san francisco, cincinnati, louisville and las vegas which just happen to be the cities represented by congressional leaders nancy pelosi, john boehner. perhaps the most visible symbol of the damage caused by firearms is jim langevin. he had a gun accident as a police station where he was serving as a junior cadet. he's urged his colleagues on capitol hill to invite victims of gun violence to be their guests at the state of the union tomorrow. thirty democrats are planning to do so, with over 190 shooting on an average day in america, they should have no problem finding people who's lives have been scarred by guns. joining me tonight, it is my pressure to welcome from washington, d.c. jim langevin. welcome to the war room, thank you for being with us, head of this speech and head of your big idea. >> good evening. thanks for having me on the program. >> of course. tell me, what do you hope to achieve by bringing victims of gun violence to the state of the union? >>
it was put out by american for responsible solutions founded by giffords and her husband mark kelly. it will run in d.c., san francisco, cincinnati, louisville and las vegas which just happen to be the cities represented by congressional leaders nancy pelosi, john boehner. perhaps the most visible symbol of the damage caused by firearms is jim langevin. he had a gun accident as a police station where he was serving as a junior cadet. he's urged his colleagues on capitol hill to invite victims...
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mark kelly yesterday. >> i'm a strong supporter of the second amendment as anybody on this panel. my wife would not be sitting in this seat, she would not have been sitting here today if we had stronger background checks. >> stephanie: the "washington post" did a piece perhaps the most important moment in yesterday's senate hearings when mark kelly directly confronted wayne lapierre over the shooting of his wife and another one involving dick durbin. lapierres argument was completely unmasked. he repeatedly voiced the talking point there is no need to expand the background system because criminals don't cooperate. kelly said he said his plan was to assassinate my wife. but because of the gaps in the mental health system those -- we would have likely failed a background check. if we require private sellers to complete a background check and we get those records into the system we will prevent these kinds of crimes. good for him. mark kelley again yesterday. >> he did not have access to a high capacity magazine and the same thing happened christina tailor green would be alive today.
mark kelly yesterday. >> i'm a strong supporter of the second amendment as anybody on this panel. my wife would not be sitting in this seat, she would not have been sitting here today if we had stronger background checks. >> stephanie: the "washington post" did a piece perhaps the most important moment in yesterday's senate hearings when mark kelly directly confronted wayne lapierre over the shooting of his wife and another one involving dick durbin. lapierres argument was...
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on the other side mark kelly, gabby giffords's husband former astronaut, and sheriff captain james johnson from baltimore county in full uniform. both kelly and johnson spoke about the need for background checks especially captain johnson saying -- telling the senator, stand with law enforcement. i'm here representing ah law enforcement officers across this country. we are out gunned today. we need the guns. people should not have easy access to them, stand with us for banning assault weapons. they have supported the feinstein bill and for background checks. but then the other side got up -- this woman gail trotter said that every mother needs an ak-15 in her home to protect her kids with all of the high-capacity magazines she can get. this guy coppel said you can't have background checks because then the government will know where every gun is and they will come to your door and seize them. and then wayne lapierre, their whole solution is let's make every school an armed camp. >> it's time to throw an immediate blanket of security around our children. about a third of our schools right no
on the other side mark kelly, gabby giffords's husband former astronaut, and sheriff captain james johnson from baltimore county in full uniform. both kelly and johnson spoke about the need for background checks especially captain johnson saying -- telling the senator, stand with law enforcement. i'm here representing ah law enforcement officers across this country. we are out gunned today. we need the guns. people should not have easy access to them, stand with us for banning assault weapons....
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kelly went out with his wife, gabby giffords to vote and mark kelly made it very clear where her vote went. >> abby was so excited to catch her vote this morning for ron barber. >> and ron barber won pretty handily, 52% over jesse kelly 46%. he will serve out the remainder of gabby giffords' term. it's great to see her doing so well, too. >> it is great. >> her romping has been astounding. this district is not just a democratic district. >> right. >> this is a place that's a swing district. and voters fundamentally rejected the center -- the central argument that mitt romney makes, which is that we really need to like dramatically and devastatingly overhaul medicare and social security in such a way that it would have a pretty big and negative impact. voters said we don't need to do that just so we can give tax cuts to the wealthiest americans. more tax cuts than george bush wanted. >> it was a real test. i was a little nervous about that arizona. >> swing district. >> ron barbur holding on to it so we will visit with bill burton the first half hour and ryan grim from huffington post
kelly went out with his wife, gabby giffords to vote and mark kelly made it very clear where her vote went. >> abby was so excited to catch her vote this morning for ron barber. >> and ron barber won pretty handily, 52% over jesse kelly 46%. he will serve out the remainder of gabby giffords' term. it's great to see her doing so well, too. >> it is great. >> her romping has been astounding. this district is not just a democratic district. >> right. >> this is...
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her husband mark kelly by her side. giffords says violence is a big problem. too many children are dying and while speaking is difficult forever her, she just has to tell congress, do something. >> it will be hard. but the time is now! you must act. be bold, be courageous americans are counting on you. thank you. >> she is so inspirational. kelly testified as well saying he and his wife both are gun owners and believe wholly and completely in the second amendment but that does not extend a terrorist to criminals and the mentally ill. just as giffords and kelly are speaking out, "the chicago tribune" reporting this morning that a high school sophomore who participated in the president's inaugural events just last week has been shot and killed. the 15-year-old was at a park after school on the south side of chicago yesterday when someone jumped a fence and opened fire on a group of teenagers who were gathered together under a canopy to avoid the rain. "the tribune" reports the park is known for gang activity and so far, no one who was on the scene is cooperating
her husband mark kelly by her side. giffords says violence is a big problem. too many children are dying and while speaking is difficult forever her, she just has to tell congress, do something. >> it will be hard. but the time is now! you must act. be bold, be courageous americans are counting on you. thank you. >> she is so inspirational. kelly testified as well saying he and his wife both are gun owners and believe wholly and completely in the second amendment but that does not...
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there is a billboard in times square with gabby giffords and mark kelly on it. giffords has also written an op-ed. this is the billboard you're seeing here. giffords has written an op-ed for "the new york daily news" in which he urges people to push congress to at least pass the law requiring universal background checks. she's also urging her colleagues to pay attention to the people and show them that they're willing to do what it takes to make us safer. we're back with more show after the break. john fugelsang: if you believe in states rights but still support the drug war you must be high. cenk uygur: i think the number one thing viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. i think the audience gets that i actually mean it. michael shure: this show is about being up to date so a lot of my work happens by doing the anyway. joy behar: you can say anything here. jerry springer: i spent a couple of hours with a hooker joy behar: your mistake was writing a check jerry springer: she never cashed it (vo) the day's events. four very unique points of view.
there is a billboard in times square with gabby giffords and mark kelly on it. giffords has also written an op-ed. this is the billboard you're seeing here. giffords has written an op-ed for "the new york daily news" in which he urges people to push congress to at least pass the law requiring universal background checks. she's also urging her colleagues to pay attention to the people and show them that they're willing to do what it takes to make us safer. we're back with more show...
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gabby giffords and her husband mark kelly starting a new organization. vice president biden meeting with the gun control groups with walmart as peter indicated and nra today. monday the parents of the newtown victims kids' parents are having a news conference to announce their agenda similar to the 9-11 widows in new jersey, kept that issue alive right? i think right now there's definitely going to be some action to do something about this gun violence problem. and stop it. >> if not now when? that's what -- president obama got an f from the brady campaign in 2010 because he pushed -- his policies were for embracing the assault weapon ban but he didn't push for it. then he's called that day the worst day of his presidency. and he's committed to this. they're going to go after this full bore. >> peter: it used to be something you didn't talk about. america has seen the damage that can be done with guns so yeah, we're having the conversation. we're still sort of in the gray area of what do we do, how do we get this done, how do we address it. so you're goi
gabby giffords and her husband mark kelly starting a new organization. vice president biden meeting with the gun control groups with walmart as peter indicated and nra today. monday the parents of the newtown victims kids' parents are having a news conference to announce their agenda similar to the 9-11 widows in new jersey, kept that issue alive right? i think right now there's definitely going to be some action to do something about this gun violence problem. and stop it. >> if not now...
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gabby giffords and her husband mark kelly, will be in the audience. one other thing to watch for tonight is the obama rubio dynamic. rubio is slated to give the g.o.p. response to president obama's state of the union so this is really rubio's time to shine. he is the fastest-rising republican star for the party in years and tonight is his chance to impress millions of voters who have not yet formed an opinion on him. but there's also the immigration issue to consider. both rubio and the president are pushing immigration agendas so tonight it should be interesting to see how much acknowledgement the president decides to give rubio. we're back with more bill press after the break. stay with us. billy zane stars in barabbas. coming in march to reelz. to find reelz in your area, go to reelz.com >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation on your radio and on current tv, this is the "bill press show." >> bill: the state of the union is strong! yeah, expect president obama to say that tonight. and he is right. good morning everybody. what do you say? hello
gabby giffords and her husband mark kelly, will be in the audience. one other thing to watch for tonight is the obama rubio dynamic. rubio is slated to give the g.o.p. response to president obama's state of the union so this is really rubio's time to shine. he is the fastest-rising republican star for the party in years and tonight is his chance to impress millions of voters who have not yet formed an opinion on him. but there's also the immigration issue to consider. both rubio and the...
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kelly. >> kelly. i knew. senator kelly. back from the issues of the day, a lot of people having a hard time making ends meet at the end of the month. if you are mopping that group, check out, i would suggest at least check out income at home.com. they are america's leading work-from-home business doing business in over 80 countries today so they know what they are doing and they are offering you an opportunity you can take advantage of, no matter your age, education or experience. you can literally earn money on your own laptop from your own kitchentable 24/7, even while you sleep. at least it's worth checking out. if you are sick of living paycheck to paycheck worried about joourt or rooifrment, if your goal has been to other than extra moneyetirement, if your goal has been to other than extra money has been to earn income at home giving away a thousand bucks to somebody just for checking them out. but of course, if you don't check them out, you are not on list won't ever qualify for the th
kelly. >> kelly. i knew. senator kelly. back from the issues of the day, a lot of people having a hard time making ends meet at the end of the month. if you are mopping that group, check out, i would suggest at least check out income at home.com. they are america's leading work-from-home business doing business in over 80 countries today so they know what they are doing and they are offering you an opportunity you can take advantage of, no matter your age, education or experience. you can...
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we've got gabby giffords and mark kelly and you know, these other organizations that are bringing, you know, a lot of money and a lot of talent to join us. and then the mom's groups that formed in the wake of newtown. these people aren't going away. so we've got more people, more money, more public support than we ever have. and there is a disconnect. i've said for months, this is something where the american people have got it. politicians may not have it. i think you're going to see politicians going on offense on this issue which they have not done in many many years. >> bill: let me ask you this. did the brady campaign support the manchin toomey compromise? it certainly was not perfect. it was not universal. but so did you support it? >> we did support it. we said in candor, it was not as good as universal background checks. but there's no question it was better than existing law. it required background checks for gun shows and for internet sales and other commercial-type sales that were not covered now. so there's no question it was an improvement. and manchin and toomey deserve a
we've got gabby giffords and mark kelly and you know, these other organizations that are bringing, you know, a lot of money and a lot of talent to join us. and then the mom's groups that formed in the wake of newtown. these people aren't going away. so we've got more people, more money, more public support than we ever have. and there is a disconnect. i've said for months, this is something where the american people have got it. politicians may not have it. i think you're going to see...
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kelly have started this new foundation on gun safety. particularly pushing the background checks. they testified in front of the senate judiciary committee here in washington a month or so ago. yesterday, they were in tucson, arizona and they showed up at the site of the supermarket where she was so brutally shot a couple of years ago now. laid a wreath there. bouquet of flowers there at this little memorial in front of the store for those nine people who were killed at the time and made another brief plea for congress to do the right thing. >> be bold, be courageous please support background checks. thank you very much. >> bill: endorse the background checks. that is what they've been pushing for. it is the heart of the president's proposal as well. it is what the brady campaign says is the number one thing we can do. and more and more signs that it's going to happen this year. got the sequester. it's done. it's happened. as bad as it is, we're going to have to live with it for awhile. in the meantime, we have to get busy on climate cha
kelly have started this new foundation on gun safety. particularly pushing the background checks. they testified in front of the senate judiciary committee here in washington a month or so ago. yesterday, they were in tucson, arizona and they showed up at the site of the supermarket where she was so brutally shot a couple of years ago now. laid a wreath there. bouquet of flowers there at this little memorial in front of the store for those nine people who were killed at the time and made...
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that's the super pac that giffords and her husband mark kelly started to advocate for new gun safety legislation. in the ad, giffords says where we shop, pray and our kids go to school and there are solutions that everyone, even gun owners like them can agree on like universal background checks. >> take it from me. congress must act. let's get this done. >> giffords is still recovering from being shot in the head on january 2011 at a campaign event. >>> the senate is expected to pass the re-authorization of the violence against women act either this afternoon or tomorrow. the final version includes provisions that would expand protections to gay people, undocumented immigrants and native americans. the house republicans are stalling and there's no indication that they plan to move forward on the bill. and "esquire" magazine has interviewed the navy seal who shot osama bin laden. protecting his identification. now online indefinitely worth a read. not only details the mission but also the challenges he is facing now that he's left the service after 16 years. he fell short of the 20 ye
that's the super pac that giffords and her husband mark kelly started to advocate for new gun safety legislation. in the ad, giffords says where we shop, pray and our kids go to school and there are solutions that everyone, even gun owners like them can agree on like universal background checks. >> take it from me. congress must act. let's get this done. >> giffords is still recovering from being shot in the head on january 2011 at a campaign event. >>> the senate is...
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they listed a few john thune mark rubio kelly ayett from new hampshire. the reason they are saying that is, they are saying let's show the public that we have -- there are some serious republicans. right? not just that bunch of clowns. >> right. >> which is sort of a little slam at mitt romney i think, at the same time. fell each a, let's say hello to richard calling from chicago on wcpt. hello, richard. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> i am a conservative evangelical. i think we are overlooking this. i am also -- when i vote, i vit interesting vote my conscience i have no problem voting for clinton over bush, for obama over, you know, any other candidate. and for them to be ultra christian, for them to move on, it's a good sign. >> moved on? you mean moved on from the primary and from the fact that the evangelicals might not support romney to where they are today? is that what you are meaning? >> think of how many evangelicals went to president obama. think how many had to cast a vote for romney. you are thinking about secular politics instead of try
they listed a few john thune mark rubio kelly ayett from new hampshire. the reason they are saying that is, they are saying let's show the public that we have -- there are some serious republicans. right? not just that bunch of clowns. >> right. >> which is sort of a little slam at mitt romney i think, at the same time. fell each a, let's say hello to richard calling from chicago on wcpt. hello, richard. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> i am a conservative...
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martha stewart will be sitting at one of its tables along with kelly ripa and mark conswale os. jimmy kimle is the headliner. jimmy kimmel is the headliner. >> i will be at the afterparties. >> bill: i'm going to get some autographs. >> i'm a little bitter about it. >> let me know if you run into martha stewart. i'll get home decorating tips from you? >> bill: how would you like to serve a massive hotel meal and have martha stewart sitting saying what's this crap? >> sitting there in quiet judgment. >> bill: eric burns, so much to talk about. of course we had to talk about the biggest story in american politics today and that is dog gate. we're calling it. >> oh, yes. i was having some dog this morning. >> bill: i mean first of all what i don't understand is why is the romney campaign -- why did they still try to defend putting schamus on top of the car. i'm sure you heard this before. just in case. this is diane sawyer interviewing mitt and ann together romney and the question is would you do this all over again given all of the grief that you got for putting seamus on top of t
martha stewart will be sitting at one of its tables along with kelly ripa and mark conswale os. jimmy kimle is the headliner. jimmy kimmel is the headliner. >> i will be at the afterparties. >> bill: i'm going to get some autographs. >> i'm a little bitter about it. >> let me know if you run into martha stewart. i'll get home decorating tips from you? >> bill: how would you like to serve a massive hotel meal and have martha stewart sitting saying what's this crap?...
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i would one constant in the president's marks, the use of we. collective action, our generation, and i also have to take a moment to give an apology to kelly clarkson, she did support the president. she was a ron paul supporter. she is a republican who voted for barack obama. >> jennifer: that's good to know. [ laughter ] >> jennifer: i like her even more now. i think the interesting part of this collection of presentations was the theme of all, and you describe it as we. the president starting with the words from the constitution, and i am just imagining justice scalia sitting there with such a heavy constitutional [ inaudible ]. emphasized that all men -- and i'm sure he would have said women too -- are created equal, and then proceeded in his speech to identify the inclusivity that he represents by bringing in the first use of the word "gay," by any president in an inaugural address, bringing in women, hispanics. he went through all of it saying it's you the people have got to help us move forward. i think he just once again jumped right over
i would one constant in the president's marks, the use of we. collective action, our generation, and i also have to take a moment to give an apology to kelly clarkson, she did support the president. she was a ron paul supporter. she is a republican who voted for barack obama. >> jennifer: that's good to know. [ laughter ] >> jennifer: i like her even more now. i think the interesting part of this collection of presentations was the theme of all, and you describe it as we. the...
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i'll take kelly clarkson. one more celebration to mark the president's inauguration today. at 9:00 tonight, president obama, the first lady and the bidens will attend the staff inaugural ball at the walter e. washington convention center in d.c. it is the last in a long series of galas and celebrations. last night d.c. held two inaugural balls in the convention center. first up was the commanders in chief ball. and then the main inaugural ball which spanned every single hall of two separate floors in the convention center. brad paisley performed last night and the president and first lady danced to al green's let's stay together. today, it is back to work for president obama. plenty on his to do list including the debt ceiling immigration reform and gun control. he made clear yesterday he will be tying his legacy to lgbt rights. yesterday morning in one of the biggest speeches of his career, he referred to our gay brothers and sisters. it is first time any president has been this supportive of lgbt rights. although he's made big strides in the arena he still has a long way
i'll take kelly clarkson. one more celebration to mark the president's inauguration today. at 9:00 tonight, president obama, the first lady and the bidens will attend the staff inaugural ball at the walter e. washington convention center in d.c. it is the last in a long series of galas and celebrations. last night d.c. held two inaugural balls in the convention center. first up was the commanders in chief ball. and then the main inaugural ball which spanned every single hall of two separate...